Jacksonville's APR Energy gets extension for power project in Libya

Jacksonville-based APR Energy, which establishes “fast-track” power plants in emerging and developing nations, was granted a contract extension for a diesel power project in Libya.

The contract extension will allow APR to continue the project in that nation will allow APR to continue the largest single contract in the history of the fast-track power industry, an APR news release said Friday. Fast track power plants are interim projects that restore electrical power or provide energy for the first time on a regular basis in many war-torn and developing nations.

APR has about 130 employees in Jacksonville and about 900 people on the payroll worldwide. The company pulled in $265.7 million in revenue for 2012.